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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the initials that are tattooed on Lopez’s hand, according to the narrator in Chapter 2?
(a) AMGG.
(b) DRGE.
(c) ALKN.
(d) LIJS.

2. Where is Corporal Marla Kennedy from originally?
(a) Tampa, Florida.
(b) Harlem, New York.
(c) Stone Mountain, Georgia.
(d) Dix Hills, New York.

3. The character who introduces herself as Major Spring Sessions says in the opening of Chapter 1, “Gentlemen, ladies, welcome to” what location?
(a) “Aloha by the Sea.”
(b) “Qatar by the Sea.”
(c) “Doha by the Sea.”
(d) “The land of forgiveness.”

4. What is the nickname that Corporal Kennedy calls Private Perry in the novel?
(a) Jonesy.
(b) Birdy.
(c) Jackie.
(d) Buddy.

5. How old does Jean Darcy say her great-grandmother is in Chapter 3?
(a) 75 years old.
(b) 90 years old.
(c) 85 years old.
(d) 80 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. The narrator describes watching a film about Saddam Hussein in Chapter 2. What people in the film are described as having been gassed?

2. The letter that is presented in the novel’s Prologue is dated when?

3. Robin describes Jonesy as a guy in his unit from where in the letter in the Prologue?

4. How old does Captain Coles say he was when he joined the army in Chapter 2?

5. Who is the driver in the First Squad in Chapter 2?

(see the answer key)

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